Hi there! I've been constipated for about 1 month now (ever since I started birth control pills)and after trying a number of different things to naturally have a bowel movement, the only thing that has been working is laxatives.
I bought a magnesium supplement which contains 100 mg of magnesium per pill. I just started them yesterday and took 4 pills, so about 400 mg of magnesium. I have not noticed any difference in how I feel - how long do you think it should take to work?
I'm also wondering if I should have bought the 2:1 ratio of calcium/magnesium b/c I don't think I'm getting enough calcium in my diet anyway. Maybe that is why I am so consipated, b/c my body is lacking in that mineral.
Do you think that I should take a supplement which includes calcium, or do you think that it doesn't matter?
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